NUS guide: entering university! 🏫🎓💯

If you would like a student concession card, you can start applying here: https://www.transitlink.com.sg/undergraduate-concession-card/ As it isn’t free, this will probably be most beneficial if you are expecting to travel a lot when school starts! You can use this link to do a rough calculation of your travel costs to and fro school and consider whether paying for a monthly concession card provides significantly more savings or not: https://www.lta.gov.sg/content/ltagov/en/map/fare-calculator.html

P.S. it's highly likely we will have to close sales tonight as we are approaching maximum capacity! If you want the shirts, order by today!

^ for those that didn’t buy bc of the deadline, note that it was extended but they are hitting maximum capacity soon (so you’re recommended to buy by today!)

[OFFICIAL NUS FUNDRAISER] HI FRESHIES (and seniors who missed out on past shirt sales)! WELCOME TO NUS 😎😎 ⁉️ Looking for a nice, clean, simple Dri-fit NUS tee⁉️ Known as a CLASSIC NUS shirt and even a 'MUST-HAVE' by many, these Collegiate NUS Shirts are FINALLY BACK THIS YEAR! 🤩 The shirts are available in 6 different colours: the four classic colours of maroon, black, white, navy, and now also in light blue and pink; and are affordably priced at: 1 for $14 2 for $24 3 for $30 HURRY & GATHER ALL YOUR FRIENDS TO ORDER AND SAVE MORE $$$$ 🤑🤑 To order, just fill BOTH these two forms together: a Microsoft Form and a FastPay Form (for payment)! Last Day of Sales: 10 July 2359 (or earlier if we hit max capacity!) Follow @nusshirts for updates on collection date/venue (it will be in NUS!)

CourseReg calendar: https://www.nus.edu.sg/CourseReg/docs/UGCPE_CourseRegSchedule.pdf Academic plan declaration is on 19 July! Here’s a tip applicable to some: - When “bidding” for courses later on , priority is given based on various factors, such as seniority. One factor that gives you priority over someone else for course selection is actually what your declared major/minor is, and whether that course is tied to it. Since academic declaration resets every semester, some students are known to take advantage of this. Thus, do take the academic declaration seriously. E.g. if you are from NUS CHS, and are planning to major in e.g. Sociology, but just want to take an economics module as a UE/for exploration, you would probably “lose” to students when trying to bid for the economics introductory module when you are competing against those who have declared themselves to be Economics majors or even those who declared they’d second major/minor in economics. In this case, some might take advantage of the Academic Plan Declaration by declaring “Economics” as one’s second major/minor to ensure they can get the introductory economics module, even though the truth is they just want to take the economics introductory module for exploration/as a UE. —> in fact, supposing that it is extremely easy to get the modules for Sociology (in the above example, where it’s one’s actual intended first major) compared to Economics (just an example), what has been strategic to some is to just declare their first major as “Economics” (the major with courses harder to successfully bid for) and the second major as “Sociology” (the one that e.g. is easier to bid for). This helps them to more likely secure the hard-to-get course whilst still getting the easy-to-get course. The above is just a guide for those who are still unsure about what they want to do—let the above be assurance that it’s entirely fine to declare something and then change your declaration in another semester! I.e. if you there’s a module hard to bid for that you wanted to take just to try out before deciding if you want to second major in it, you’re probably wiser to just declare that you are first—you can always change your mind later when it’s acad plan declaration in the subsequent sem!

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Telegram Bots (to chat with/meet other students!) The bots act as a middleman matching users together. These are anonymous until you exchange details! Do stay safe! @nuschatbot (quick match but no student verification) @nusmatchbot (slower match but with student verification and ability to select to match with specific majors/year) @ntuchatbot @ntumatchbot @smuchatbot @smumatchbot New bot: @SimplyMeet (for in-person meet-ups on the day itself; match for lunch/dinner/other activities later in the day spontaneously). This version matches by geolocation (proximity) and resets matches daily!

^^ reminder!

Reminder that today’s the final day to order for this!

Semester 2 courses are now visible on NUSmods.com so you can start planning! We will share tips on course bidding/selection soon! Do get your friends to follow our channel @MykeGuide! 🙌🏻

Student discounts: Apple’s Back to School sales have just started! Get free AirPods/Apple Pencil/savings with the purchase of MacBooks/iPads: https://www.apple.com/sg/shop/browse/home/back_to_school/terms_conditions (specific details/terms are here!) @ThisCounted : Subscribe to @ThisCounted for student discounts/deals! This channel is student-run, so do support it 🙌🏻

It’s the last three days to order! Just fill these two forms together: a Microsoft Form and a Fastpay Form! subscribe to @nusshirts for updates including on collection! (P.S. if you have trouble submitting the FastPay form, try to login to your fastpay account first before accessing our fastpay form! If you do not have NUS NET ID, you can select that you are a Member of Public)

P.S. for those who missed this, there are group chats for different courses here!

What if you did not get the course you want, or change your mind later? ⁃ Assuming you have already tried making an appeal, what else can you do if you do not get what you wanted? A) Gap year/reapplying during NS: If you are in NS, the obvious answer is that you can re-apply again in a subsequent year, or if you are not in NS, you may consider taking a gap year (during which you can also build portfolio) to reapply. Some may consider re-taking the A-Levels if you find that worthwhile. (Note that you have to take the H2 subjects and GP together in one seating. However, if what pulled you down may have been a fourth content subject, it is possible to retake a H1 content subject e.g. H1 Economics on its own!) B) Continue with the course you were given, and apply for transfer after the first semester/during the second semester. It is possible to change courses. As a transfer applicant, while your pre-university score (e.g. A-Level) is likely still considered to some extent, doing well in Year 1 in university may also be helpful in proving academic merit to transfer to a course you could not enter. Depending on which faculty you transfer to and what modules you take in year 1, you may be able to count credits towards your new course of study should you successfully transfer, such that there is less or no delay in graduation. This may work well for faculties that provide more leeway for unrestricted electives, or if the faculty you transfer to shares similar modules to your Y1 course. Note that there will be an increase in university fees payable should you have to extend candidature past the normal number of semesters as there would not be further MOE Tuition Grant. However, NUS subsidises the first and second semester past normal candidature such that the increase in fees is significantly mitigated. C) If you are someone who has already done well but are simply afraid you might change your mind on the course you want at a later date, and are e.g. going to NS, you can also consider applying to NUS College in future. It is said that NUSC students get a special benefit of being able to transfer to any course they want within NUSC, with a supposedly 100% success rate; this excludes restricted programs e.g. Law, PPE, Pharm Science, and courses like Med/Dentistry/Architecture (Refer to Page 4 here). Of course, going to NUSC for merely this purpose may be unwise to some, but a possible consideration for the highly undecided. D) Post-graduate options: NUS and SMU Law offer a "Juris Doctor"—where you can take Law for three years after completing a bachelors in something else first. Similarly, Duke-NUS offers Medicine at a post-graduate level for those who have completed a bachelors degree in a different field. Unfortunately, this does mean that you will have many additional years of schooling, and these options can be very costly. It remains an option for those who still want to go into Law/Medicine after completing an undergraduate degree in something else, though! Hope this helps! Do share our channel @MykeGuide with your friends as we continue to share more helpful tips/information!

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P.S. for those looking to buy NUS shirts, those from this official fundraiser are likely the cheapest you can get them (at as low as $10 per shirt). The main alternative is to buy from NUS Co-op, but their prices are usually seen as over-priced (so an NUS shirt there costs ~$25 per shirt!) so it's recommended that you get them while this fundraiser is ongoing!

If you’re looking to plan your timetable, note that nusmods.com will show AY22/23’s Sem 1 modules only from 24 June 2023 onwards! We will also update here when it’s live. 🙌🏻

P.S. if you have trouble submitting the FastPay form, try to login to your fastpay account first before accessing our fastpay form!

🔥🔥🔥 the classic collegiate NUS shirts are finally for sale again! These are rarely available and highly sought after so we recommend y’all purchase now. It also takes time for production so it’s good to order early! Most ppl buy more than three, so you might want to buy together with friends to maximise the bundle deals (e.g. if you want four shirts, it’s more savings to join together with another friend who wants two shirts so that y’all can get six shirts in total using two “triple bundles” than for you to get one “triple bundle” + one “single shirt”)